RS-Judaism

What is a Phrophet?

• -A messenger with words from god.
• -An inspired teacher from the will of god.
• -They listen directly to the words of god, then tell others what god has said.

The 10 Plagues

• -River Nile (water) into blood -Plague of boils
• -Plague of frogs -Plague of hail
• -Plague of lice -Plague of locusts
• -Plague of flies/insects -Plague of darkness
• -Plague of animal diseases -Plague of death to first borns

The 10 Commandments

• -Do not kill or murder -Do not lie
• -Do not steal -Do not be jealous
• -Do not worship any other gods
• -Do not make images and sculptures to worship
• -Do not misuse god's name
• -Do not work on the Sabbath (Saturday)
• -If you are a child you must respect your parents
• Do not cheat if you are in a relationship

Shabbat-The Jewish Sabbath

• -Shabbat is on Saturday for Jews, whereas Christians have Sabbath on Sunday
• -It starts at the Friday sunset and ends on the sunset of Saturday
• -The whole house is tidied before Shabbat
• -You cannot eat pork or shellfish on the Saturday
• -You can't rip or cut anything on Shabbat
• -You cannot turn on any lights

Random things to know

• -The Shema is a short prayer said on a daily basis by Jews.
• -Tefellin There are two of them; one on your head and one wrapped around your arm. Made of leather. Inside are prayers; mostly of the Shema.
• -Mezuzah is a metal plate with the Shema written on it. It is put on every door post in the house (apart from the toilet). Some Jews kiss it as they go past.

The Synagogue

• -Synagogue means meeting place.
• -The Ark- where the Torah is kept.
• -The Torah- the Jewish holy book.
• -Ner Tamid- an eternal light never turned off to represent god's presence.
• -The 10 Commandments- The basic rules of Judaism.
• -Rabbi seat- where the Rabbi sit when they are not reading aloud.
• -The Bimah- where the Rabbi stands to read.
• -The Star of David- a 5 pointed star named after King David.
• -Stairs- where you walk up to get to the Bimah.
• -The Pews- where people sit. Women are sit at the sides and men sit in the middle of the room.